Bristol Refugee Festival
Celebrating inclusion and diversity
Bristol Refugee Festival and Arnolfini present Between home and here, a series of creative workshops for refugees and asylum seekers exploring identity, culture and expression through writing, photography and crafting. Developed in dialogue with Mounira Al Solh’s exhibition A land as big as her skin and in anticipation of the 2026 Bristol Refugee Festival, the […]
Interactive workshop exploring how to make community spaces more welcoming and inclusive for refugees and asylum seekers. The workshop explores how community spaces can adopt simple inclusive practices to ensure that refugees and asylum seekers feel welcome. It also looks at how to ensure that individuals/groups feel valued and able to share their skills, knowledge […]
Join us at Greenway in the Community Garden to share your stories of courage over delicious picnic food. When: Wednesday 10 June 2026, 3pm - 6pm Where: Greenway Centre Community Garden, Greenway Centre, Doncaster Road, Bristol BS10 5PY
Lockleaze Sport Centre presents a 6-a-side football tournament for boys and girls in school years 4–7, welcoming refugees and local community members. Join as a team or sign up individually and be placed in one. A free lunch will be provided from 12pm to 1pm after the tournament. When: Saturday 6 June 2026, 10am - […]
Join us at our festival launch on Saturday 6 June 2026 at SPARKS Bristol in collaboration with their International Cultural Festival in a day of live performances. Expect music, refreshments and good vibes! When: Saturday 6 June 2026, 12pm - 1pm Where: SPARKS Bristol, 78 Broadmead, Bristol BS1 3JA
The Lion, the Fox and the Feather is an art and poetry drop-in event for all the family! Respond with art and poetry to an illustrated version of the Aesop fable ‘The Fox and the Lion’ created specifically for the 2026 Bristol Refugee Festival and the theme of Courage. A mosaic of all responses will […]
The Our City Community Cup returns to Lockleaze Sports Centre for a day of 6-a-side football. £15 per team (free for refugee/asylum seeker teams) Open to teams aged 16+, bringing together players from local communities and refugee backgrounds. When: Sunday 7th June 2026, 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM Where: Lockleaze Sports Centre, off Bonnington Walk, […]
Join Bridges for Communities on Tuesday 9th June for a Peace Feast, bringing together neighbours in Knowle and Totterdown at Redcatch Garden. Featuring a delicious feast, a short talk and the opportunity to share stories and conversation around the table, this will be a chance to share your thoughts on courage in community and get […]
A welcoming, community‑focused sports day that includes cricket and football delivered by the Gloucestershire Cricket Foundation and the Bristol City Robins Foundation. Food and refreshments will be available throughout the day. When: Wednesday 10 June 2026, 10am - 3pm Where: The Bristol West Indian Phoenix Cricket Club, The Rose Green Centre, 65 Gordon Road, Whitehall, […]
A talk and poetry reading (indaba) with Ambrose Musiyiwa, a poet and journalist, and Helen Moore, a Bristol-based ecopoet and academic. Musiyiwa co-edits the Africa Migration Report Poetry Anthology Series, which has recently published As British as Fish and Chips, an anthology of writings by and about refugees crossing the English Channel. Moore, whose latest […]
A short walk with Bristol City of Sanctuary to explore the legacy of Bristol and it's role today as a welcoming city. This is an opportunity to learn more about the history of Bristol through the buildings that define it and how they relate to the past. The walk will end at the Sanctuary Garden […]
Words have always carried people across borders. As part of Evolve Music's Community Rhythms project, Bristol City Poet Sukina Noor invites you to find your voice, claim your story, and discover the power of your own words in this special poetry workshop at Bristol Refugee Festival. Whether you are new to poetry or have been […]